Igniting Potential: Building the Next Generation
CURRENTLY CERTIFY 6,111 credentials for environmental health professionals. Each credential certifies not only the knowledge and skill of the individual but also lifts up the profession as a whole. A total of 1,330 environmental health professionals took a credential exam with us in 2023.
In the next 5 years, we will lose one half of the environmental heath workforce to retirement. In response, our work in 2023 was even more intentionally focused on creating opportunities to strengthening skills for environmental health students as well as the existing workforce.
2,591 Certified Professional – Food Safety
4 Certified in Food Safety Supplier Audits
16 Certified Environmental Health Technician 2
1 Registered Hazardous Substances Specialist
3,259 Registered
3RD YEAR of providing career development and experience for environmental public health students and supporting environmental public health departments through our National Environmental Public Health Internship Program (NEPHIP). • 41 students (13 graduate, 28 undergraduate) • 33 host sites
3RD YEAR of helping to build management and leadership skills for our environmental health leaders of tomorrow through our Environmental Health Leadership Academy (EHLA). • 29 participants in 2022–2023; 68 since 2021 “ I appreciated the opportunity to mentor and share experiences with environmental health professionals who were eager to learn, grow, and build their leadership skills. Their enthusiasm was contagious. It also helped me see new perspectives. ” - EHLA Mentor
“ After graduation, I plan to enter the career field as an environmental health specialist. I hope to be able to translate my education in environmental health to be able to impact the lives of those in my community and ensure that they are cared for and protected from environmental hazards. ” - Mitchell Kutz, Student, University of Findlay
Environmental Health Specialist / Registered Sanitarian
52 Certified in Comprehensive Food Safety
6 Registered Hazardous Substances Professional
Registered Environmental Technician
16 Certified Foodborne
115 Healthy Homes Specialist
49 Certified Installer of Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems
Outbreak Investigator
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Through my internship, I’ve been able to gain experience in a field very different from my previous field opportunities or lab work, which has made me more confident to enter the environmental health workforce after school. ” - Summer 2023 Intern
“ The REHS/RS credential enabled a vertical fast track for me in my organization. It also provides a level of credibility in discussing legislative issues or in courtroom situations. ” - Brian Collins, NEHA Credential Holder
AWARDED $9,050 in scholarships to undergraduate and graduate environmental health students.
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